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Good fortune may forbode bad luck, which may in turn disguise good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, good luck, bad luck, good, bad

Good fortune may forebode bad luck, which may in turn disguise good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, good luck, bad luck, good, bad

It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth

If you are rich, you speak the truth if you are poor, your words are but lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth, word, wealth, contentment

Who has children cannot long remain poor; who has none cannot long remain rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, wealth

With virtue you can't be entirely poor; without virtue you can't really be rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about virtue, wealth, contentment

A good fortune may forebode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, good luck, bad luck, good, bad

It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth

He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day, wealth

A satisfied man is happy even if he is poor; a dissatisfied man is sad even if he is rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, wealth, man

The poor ones give their alms in a humble way, the rich man throws them down with contempt.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contempt, wealth, man

He who has a lot of money and no children is not rich; he who has many children and no money is not a pauper.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, money, wealth

A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night; a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about salary, night, man

To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about writing, pleasure, name, wealth, heart, old, olderness, good, good luck

If you are poor, though you dwell in the busy marketplace, no one will inquire about you; if you are rich, though you dwell in the heart of the mountains, you will have distant relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment, wealth, heart

When you are poor, you will have no visitors even if you live in a crowded city; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visitors from alleged relatives even if you live in a remote location.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about city, contentment, wealth

Share riches and poverty returns.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth, poverty

A fortune-teller would never be unhappy.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth

The vine says to the vintager: Make me poor, and I will make you rich.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth, contentment